A STILL FROM THE MOVIEMORE PICS  | Critic's Rating: Cast: Shraddha Kapoor, Taaha Shah Direction: Bumpy Genre: Romance Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes Readers Rating: |
Tepid teen romance
Story : Rhea (Shraddha Kapoor) wants to celebrate her 18th birthday in a very special way. Seems her dream might just come true when her rich boyfriend, Luv Nanda (Taaha Shah) promises her a night she'll never forget. Indeed, the night does turn out to be unforgettable, but not the way Rhea imagined. Revenge, not love becomes the leitmotif of the eventful evening, as the 18-year-old tries to avenge her humiliation and teach her cad boy-friend a few kick-ass lessons he'll never forget.
It was an original idea which could have taken a fresh look at the spunky new generation that is thronging the big cities and small towns of progressing India. It's a sassy, smart, aggressive generation that won't take shit from anyone, come what may. Love obviously isn't about sweet sacrifices anymore. If things go wrong, the plan of action is swift revenge. And why not....
Great idea, poor execution: that's the irony of this film which promises to catapult Yash Raj productions as the MTV of the film industry. But hey, the nasty and brutish babalog of the sundry MTV reality shows still do bear some semblance to real GenXer's, despite their exaggerated brattish ways. Here, the bunch of college kids lack both IQ and EQ and hardly seem credible. Okay, so there are a bunch of richie rich playboys out there, waiting to prey upon innocent Red Riding Hoods for the sake of their prestige and peer pressure. Scumbag billionaire boy, Luv Nanda may treat love-struck Rhea's virginity as a commodity to bet upon. So far, so good. But when it comes to Rhea's revenge plan, the film gets so ditzy, you don't know if it's actually happening. Come on guys, our young adults are much smarter than pouring itching powder in underpants and all that under-the-belt stuff....Add to that the ridiculous climax and the much touted `mutton song' and you end up desperately sending an SOS to Yash Chopra.
Daag, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Trishul, Silsila, Chandni, Darr, Dil To Paagal Hai, Veer Zaara, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge....Love Ka The End (these are some of the films produced by Yash Raj Films): Come back, Yashji!
The film scores only in some of its performances (Shraddha Kapoor's gang) and might appeal to young collegiates who want to miss a few boring tutorials.
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